What color is #AECA9F?

#AECA9F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AECA9F?

The RGB value is 174, 202, 159: 174 red, 202 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECA9F?

The complementary color is #BB9FCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECA9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECA9F color

#AECA9F rgb(174, 202, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #AECA9F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 79.2% green and 62.4% blue (174, 202, 159).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 29% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#AECA9F color codes

HEX	`#AECA9F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 202, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 79.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 29%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, -17.3, 18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 25.26, 133.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.833, 53.742, 40.805)`
Decimal	`11455135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECA9F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AECA9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECA9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AECA9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeca9f; }
.text { color: #aeca9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeca9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 202 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeca9f, #9fcaa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #AECA9F?: #AECA9F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AECA9F?: The RGB value is 174, 202, 159: 174 red, 202 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECA9F?: The complementary color is #BB9FCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECA9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.